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INSTALLATION

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CONNECT OUTPUT COMPONENTS

GUN LINER & CONTACT TIP

 

 

 

INSTALLATION

 

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INSTALL THE WORK CLAMP

The Magnum 250 SP gun and cable provided with the

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Attach the work clamp to the cable which extends from

SP-250 is factory installed with a liner for a .035” or

the front of the machine using the following procedure:

.045” (0.9 or 1.2mm) diameter electrode and an .035

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(0.9mm) contact tip.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. Insert the lug on the end of the work cable through

1. If a .045” diameter wire size is to be used, install

 

 

 

the strain relief hole in the work clamp handle. See

 

 

 

Figure A.7.

the .045” contact tip (also provided).

 

 

 

2. Slide the work cable through the hole up to the bolt

2. For other wire sizes, use the following procedure

 

 

 

and nut.

for contact tip and gas nozzle installation. See

 

 

 

 

Figure A.8.

 

3. Fasten work cable using the bolt and nut provided.

 

 

a.

Choose the correct size contact tip for the

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electrode being used (wire size is stenciled on

 

the side of the contact tip) and screw it snugly

 

 

 

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into the gas diffuser.

b.

Be sure the nozzle insulator is fully screwed

 

 

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onto the gun tube and does not block the gas

 

holes in the diffuser.

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c.

Slip the appropriate gas nozzle onto the noz-

 

 

 

 

 

zle insulator. Either a standard .50" (12.7mm)

 

 

 

or optional .62” (15.9mm) I.D. slip on gas noz-

 

 

 

zle may be used and should be selected

 

 

 

based on the welding application.

FIGURE A.7 - Installing The Work Clamp

d. Adjust the gas nozzle for the GMAW process to be used.

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OUTPUT POLARITY CONNECTION

For the short-circuiting transfer process,

the contact

 

 

 

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tip end should be flush to extended to .12" (3.2mm)

WARNING: TURN THE WELDER POWER SWITCH

For the spray transfer process, the contact tip should

 

 

 

 

be flush to recessed .12" (3.2mm).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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OFF BEFORE CHANGING OUTPUT CONNECTION.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The welder is shipped from the factory connected for

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

electrode positive (+) polarity. This is the normal polar-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ity for GMA welding.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If negative (-) polarity is required, interchange the con-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

nection of the two cables located in the wire drive com-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

partment near the front panel. The negative lead is the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

lead closest to the front panel (where the leads come

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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out of the floor of the compartment) and should be

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

reconnected to the brass conductor tube of the gun

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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connector. The positive lead is stamped (+) on its ter-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

minal and should be reconnected to the work lead ter-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

minal.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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FIGURE A.8 - Contact Tip and

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IDEALARC SP-250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Lincoln Electric SP-250 Connect Output Components, GUN Liner & Contact TIP Installation, Install the Work Clamp